The latest theatre news from Scotland — show openings, casting announcements, reviews, and touring productions.
Gilded Balloon announced the return of DORIS, DOLLY AND THE DRESSING ROOM DIVAS to Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon Patter House, reuniting the original cast of Gail Watson, Frances Thorburn, and Clare Waugh under writer-director Morag Fullarton.
THE BURNS PROJECT will return to Edinburgh’s Royal Lyceum Theatre following previous sold-out runs.
RUPTURE, Company of Wolves, and Katharine Williams will present THESE ARE OUR NEIGHBOURS, a dance theatre show inspired by Glasgow's 2021 Kenmure Street protest, at the Citizens Theatre Studio.
Glasgow's Citizens Theatre announced its autumn season, marking one year since its reopening, with productions including EAST IS EAST, OTHELLO, TRISTAN AND YSEULT, and CINDERELLA.
A sparse gym in rural Donegal.
Written by Jess Brodie (nominee for the Playwrights’ Studio, Scotland St Andrews Playwriting Award 2024) and directed by Becky Hope-Palmer (Sherlock Holmes and The 12 Days of Christmas – Birmingham Rep, Woman Walking – Sylvian Productions), GUSH is a funny and frank exploration of the barriers
From Olympus to Hollywood and Paris, dancers, screen legends and Greek gods are starstruck by love as mythology meets backstage drama, with the sparkling Jazz Age music of George Gershwin and Maurice Ravel performed by the Scottish Ballet Orchestra.
The Caring Scotland project has launched Ten Portraits and The Sound Collection, highlighting the stories of care experienced people in Scotland.
Cheeyang Ng, winner of the 2024 Jonathan Larson and Fred Ebb Awards, will bring solo musical LEGENDARY to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Ivor Novello Award-winning composer Martin Green's FOLDING SONGS will receive its world premiere at Perth Theatre and Concert Hall, featuring vocalist Svetlana Spajić, guitarist Graeme Stephen, and a newly invented instrument called the Syndrone.
ACID'S REIGN, a drag climate musical from Relish Theatre, will present at the Edinburgh Fringe and Pleasance London, starring RuPaul's Drag Race alumni Victoria Scone and Scarlett Harlett.
Edinburgh-based Union Theatre will present MARY, Rona Munro's political thriller about Mary, Queen of Scots, at Hill Street Theatre, completing The James Plays cycle in Scotland.
Call the Midwife actor Laura Main, who got her start at Aberdeen Arts Centre at age 13, has been named patron of the venue as it continues its Save Aberdeen Arts Centre fundraising campaign.
Tom Johnson, Chris Roberts, and Rob Glenister will bring ARMAGEDDON OUTTA HERE to Edinburgh Festival Fringe, a surreal sketch comedy hour following two astronauts as an asteroid hurtles toward Earth.
Brooklyn-based clown company DEVON LOVES ME! Productions will present TIME TRAVEL POSTMAN at Edinburgh Festival Fringe, following runs across the US and New York City's The Tank.
Shedinburgh is returning to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August, before making its London debut at the Young Vic theatre.
Sanctuary by Jacob Sparrow has been announced as the winner of the inaugural Leodis Prize, a new award established to discover and champion previously unrepresented playwrights.
James returns to Glasgow for a family funeral after being away for twenty years.
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A nightclub collision.
I, Daniel Blake is one of the most important stories of a generation.
All new photos have been released from inside the rehearsal room for the new play Stand & Deliver: The Lee Jeans Sit-In.
Immersive theatre producers DARKFIELD announced their Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026 line-up, featuring FLIGHT, COMA, and ARCADE, with FLIGHT and COMA moving to a new site at Assembly George Square.
Perth Theatre announced the cast for SUNSET BOULEVARD: THE BACKSTAGE CUT, running May 7–16, 2026, with Juliet Cadzow leading as Norma Desmond in Morag Fullarton's behind-the-scenes take on the classic film.
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Antigone 1989: A Town Hall Musical Gilded Balloon Patter House (8/05-8/29) |
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Elvis in Chaos Lime Studio at Greenside @ George Street (8/07-8/15) |
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Sammy J: Hero Complex Underbelly Bristo Square (8/05-8/16) |
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Spin Cycle Underbelly (Clover) (8/05-8/31) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Alhambra Theatre (10/07-10/10) |
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Man or Bear Summerhall (8/06-8/30) |
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Threesome Braw Venues @ Hill Street Theatre (8/07-8/16) |
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Tale of the Firebird Assembly Roxy (Central) (8/06-8/30) |
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Count Arthur Strong - And Its Goodnight From Me! EICC (5/30-5/30) |
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Stayin’ Alive Gilded Balloon Patter House – Coorie (8/05-8/31) |
